My Cornish Rock Pools blog is the winner of the 2017 BBC Wildlife Magazine Blog of the Year Award!

There’s something about rock pooling. It’s a window on the underwater world. It’s the freedom of wandering between the blue sky and sparkling sea, never knowing what you will find. It’s a joy every child should experience, and that every adult should rediscover.

Heather Buttivant – Creator of Cornish Rock Pools

A spiny starfish

Found in the rock pools this week…

It’s not always easy to get motivated this time of year when the gales and rain are blowing straight across the shore. I was very glad I did venture out though, because I came across this surprise sea slug (Facelina auriculata) under a rock. It was an incredibly colourful find for the conditions and one of the most beautiful sea slugs I’ve come across so far.

Facelina auriculata – the red patch behind its head is the oesophagus

I’m delighted that Cornish Rock Pools has twice been named ‘Blogger of the Week’ in 2016 and 2017 by the BBC Wildlife Magazine and has now been named the winner of the 2017 BBC Wildlife Blog of the Year Award.

My first award was for my report on finding and photographing these gorgeous Scarlet and gold cup corals. Read more here.